You are here: Homepage Tag human rights Articles Photo: Ole Witt for KULTURAUSTAUSCH Personal history | North Korea Fleeing North Korea Choi Song Hui served as a loyal soldier in North Korea’s army, but then fled across the border river. She now lives in Seoul where she continues to fight for human rights in her home country By Choi Song Hui 11/04/2024 Photo: Ali Ghandtschi Shared society | Israel “I don’t want coexistence if I don’t have equality” In Israel, the Jewish and Arab populations share a common everyday life, but currently the peaceful coexistence could escalate any moment. Mohammad Darawshe, Strategy Director of Israeli peace organization Givat Haviva, talks about emergency programs and damage limitation Interview with Mohammad Darawshe 09/12/2024 Sami activist Ida Helene Benonisen Photo: Rasmus Berg Indigenous rights | Norway Wind turbines on Saami land Norway spent decades trying to force the Saami to assimilate. The activist Ida Helene Benonisen is fighting for indigenous rights – in the tradition of her forefathers By Ida Helene Benonisen 04/03/2024 Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar “I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida 02/26/2024 A man reads Granma, a daily newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba Photo: Yamil Lage / Getty Images Freedom of press | Cuba Threatened, interrogated, fired The atmosphere for journalists in Cuba is increasingly tense. As a last resort, they are turning to the internet - or exile By Eileen Sosin Martínez 01/09/2023
Photo: Ole Witt for KULTURAUSTAUSCH Personal history | North Korea Fleeing North Korea Choi Song Hui served as a loyal soldier in North Korea’s army, but then fled across the border river. She now lives in Seoul where she continues to fight for human rights in her home country By Choi Song Hui 11/04/2024
Photo: Ali Ghandtschi Shared society | Israel “I don’t want coexistence if I don’t have equality” In Israel, the Jewish and Arab populations share a common everyday life, but currently the peaceful coexistence could escalate any moment. Mohammad Darawshe, Strategy Director of Israeli peace organization Givat Haviva, talks about emergency programs and damage limitation Interview with Mohammad Darawshe 09/12/2024
Sami activist Ida Helene Benonisen Photo: Rasmus Berg Indigenous rights | Norway Wind turbines on Saami land Norway spent decades trying to force the Saami to assimilate. The activist Ida Helene Benonisen is fighting for indigenous rights – in the tradition of her forefathers By Ida Helene Benonisen 04/03/2024
Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar “I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida 02/26/2024
A man reads Granma, a daily newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba Photo: Yamil Lage / Getty Images Freedom of press | Cuba Threatened, interrogated, fired The atmosphere for journalists in Cuba is increasingly tense. As a last resort, they are turning to the internet - or exile By Eileen Sosin Martínez 01/09/2023
